This is a strange Browning Hi Power - Pics

[Riflechair]

I just cannot place this hi power.
She has dual / ambi safety
A protective crown guard and no typical belgian herstal notations on the slide?

Not a Mk III?
What the heck is this?
Some kind of european military model?
All the slide says is "FN BROWNING"

 

[Max Owner]

Looks like it has been refinished......?

Safety done afterwards?

 

[Riflechair]

What I can tell you is that a CF gunplumber reparked her but also that all numbers match

 

[prproulx]

Didn't the Israelis buy a bunch of FN HP's which were barely marked?

 

[Riflechair]

WOW
No onme has any other comments eh?
I'm suprised.

 

[HeadDamage]

Post a pic of the recoil spring, guide, and barrel... that should tell us if it is an FEG.

 

[TheFrenchCanadian]

Check with Stephen Camp

I'm a Hi-Power fan too, but can't help you in this case.

I would suggest you try visiting Stephen Camp's website at http://handgunsandammo.proboards36.com/index.cgihttp://www.hipowersandhandguns.com (kev edit -linked right to the forum - asyou can link to rescources ). He's got a forum on there you could post a query on.

He's THE man when it comes to Hi-Powers, and I would venture a guess that he'll be able to answer your questions right off the bat. He's extrememly knowlegable and seems like a true gentleman, I'm sure he'd be happy to help you!

Let us know what you find out, I'd like to know what the deal is too!

TFC

 

[sunray]

Likely somebody who put on the ambidextrous safety then parkerized it. As opposed to a commercial product. Not many, if any, commercial manufacturers are using parkerizing these days. Kind of odd he left out the trigger though. That's obviously not an Inglis. And the CF doesn't use parkerizing.

 

[Missing Something]

Looks like an FN commercial that someone "fixed up". CF grips, commercial trigger that didnt get reparked and mag safety removed.

just my 2 cents...

 

[super dave]

Looks like a version of the FNM1 SA pistol. More likely a US made. I bought a new FNM1 in .40 S&W last year. Made in Belgium. No Browning markings on it. It had the same grips and a ambi safety that is slightly different.

 

[RePete]

The safeties are aftermarket.

I've seen them before, but for the life of me I can't think of the name of the maker.

 

[recce]

And the CF doesn't use parkerizing.

Taken from this publication

Parkerizing is the generic name for a phosphate coating whether it be a manganese or zinc formula. I don't know if they used the original Parker's formula, but they certainly believed they were "parkerizing" the weapons.

 

[purple]

Parkerizing in the CF

The CF did indeed use parkerizing as the metal finish of choice when procuring or overhauling small arms.202 Workshop Depot in Montreal was the primary CF facility for small arms repair and overhaul and I recall that the parkerizing tank there was about the size of one of those above ground "tuna can" swimming pools that you used to see.I watched the fellows there re-park a couple of '03 Springfields for me 30 yrs ago or so.There were also a large number of FN re-builds in process at the time which were awaiting a dip in the parkerizing tank.Actually,they called the finish "lubriting",an abbreviation on parko-lubriting which,I believe, is a trade name for parkerizing.The solution they used produced a blacker finish(manganese type),rather than the grey zinc finish that you see on a lot of US small arms.

 

[Leg]

And the CF doesn't use parkerizing.

You sir, are on crack. Their isn't a single weapon currently serving in the CF that isn't parkerized. How many Inglis' have you had your hands on? Every single one is parkerized, about the only thing I've seen associated with that pistol that hasn't been parkerized is the odd blued commercial mag that somehow made it into the system.

Sunray? of what, sea cadets?